diff --git a/api/XMLDocument.inc b/api/XMLDocument.inc
index 608aab66..6a57ebf1 100644
--- a/api/XMLDocument.inc
+++ b/api/XMLDocument.inc
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class XMLDocument {
    *   A DOMDocument created using the parameters passed in.
    */
   protected function createDocument($root_name, Namespaces $namespaces, $xml) {
+    module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/utilities');
     $document = $this->createDOMDocument();
     // Load from XML or create the root node.
     isset($xml) ?
diff --git a/api/XMLFormProcessor.inc b/api/XMLFormProcessor.inc
index 61e50bf6..3d5bd690 100644
--- a/api/XMLFormProcessor.inc
+++ b/api/XMLFormProcessor.inc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class XMLFormProcessAction {
    *   The value that will be used in execution.
    */
   public function __construct(ActionInterface $action, FormElement $element, $value = NULL) {
+    module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/utilities');
     $this->action = $action;
     $this->element = $element;
     $this->value = islandora_sanitize_input_for_valid_xml($value);